There is far too little written about beer history that isn’t German White Male heavy. Thankfully that imbalance is reduced now with the upcoming release of Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland by Dr. Christina Wade.
Here is a little about this book:
“You’ll find an 18th-century courtesan who had a wicked streak of beer snobbery and early medieval monks who wrote beer reviews so terrible, any Untappd fan would feel right at home.
There will be beer tastings, parties, music and wakes.
You’ll meet thieves and murderers, saints and goddesses.
You’ll hear stories of kings and paupers, witches and bishops, Irish, English and Vikings from the Late Iron Age all the way up to the early 20th century.
Oh, and don’t forget the zombies.”